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Kenya's banking sector has extended KSh 424.67 billion in new loans to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in just nine months, outpacing the KSh 326.5 billion lent across the whole of 2025, according to data from the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA).
The figures, covering the period from January to September 2026, place the sector on track to surpass its KSh 500 billion annual MSME lending target, marking what would be the highest level of small business financing the industry has ever recorded.
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Equity Bank sits at the top of the KBA rankings, having advanced KSh 127.95 billion to small businesses during the period, a figure more than twice that of its nearest rival.
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Co-operative Bank followed in second place with KSh 60.26 billion, while KCB came third with KSh 41.10 billion.
The remaining top 10 lenders were Family Bank (KSh 31.84 billion), NCBA (KSh 28.69 billion), Stanbic Bank (KSh 25.93 billion), Absa (KSh 21.20 billion), I&M Bank (KSh 20.39 billion), Kingdom Bank (KSh 15.90 billion)…
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